You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- BSB You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
- NKJV You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- NASB You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
- NLT You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.
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- Isa 27:1In that day, Yahweh with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.
- Ps 72:9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
- Job 41:1–34“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
- Ps 104:25–26There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
- Num 14:9Only don’t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us. Their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don’t fear them.”
- Job 3:8Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
- Rev 20:2He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,
- Exod 14:30Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- Exod 12:35–36The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.
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